The Ignalina nuclear power station was once the pillar of Lithuania’s energy supply, but since it closed Lithuania has been importing electricity from Belarus, Latvia, Russia and Sweden with imports...
Finland / Work Continues Towards Operating Licence Application For Deep Geologic Radwaste Repository
Eight out of nine main reports have been submitted to Finland’s nuclear regulator Stuk as part of the safety case for an operating licence application for a deep geologic radwaste repository,...
French, Russian hydrogen partnership announced
EDF Group and Rosatom have signed an agreement to jointly promote clean hydrogen projects in Russia and Europe. Rosatom said development of hydrogen technologies has an important role to play in the...
Hydrogen, the new energy (sector) panacea
Andrei Goicea, FORATOM Policy Director With a dedicated scenario on hydrogen in its “Clean Planet for All” long-term strategy1, the European Commission further detailed its vision for this energy...
Explainer / What Is The EU’s Sustainable Finance Taxonomy And Is Nuclear Included?
The commission has published its first batch of rules under the EU’s taxonomy. But what is the taxonomy – and what does it mean for the nuclear industry?
European Taxonomy / Commission Announces Plans To Include Nuclear Energy
The European commission has announced that it will include nuclear power in the EU’s sustainable taxonomy under a complimentary delegated act that will confirm the energy source is as sustainable as...
Poland / Energy Transition Not Possible Without Nuclear, Says Climate Minister
It is not possible to be realistic about any energy transition without the use of nuclear power as a zero-emission source, Poland’s climate minister Michal Kurtyka said in a recent interview for...
Czech researchers propose used fuel as a source for district heating
Researchers at the Czech Technical University in Prague and the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen have devised an innovative solution that uses the radioactive decay heat produced by used fuel...